Many of the orienteers will be back in action this weekend, with a club event scheduled at the Old Gower School ruins near Maldon on Saturday afternoon and the Victorian middle distance championships just outside of Campbelltown on Sunday.

They lead into the national orienteering carnival, which will be held in Canberra at the end of the month.

More than 25 Bendigo club members will travel to the nation’s capital for the nine-day event, which includes the Australian sprint, middle and long distance individual championships and the Australian relay championships.

Louis Cameron, Lachlan Cherry and Leisha Maggs will represent Victoria at the Australian schools carnival, to be held in conjunction with the national titles.